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We all started to freak out, pal says of marathon bombing aftermath

One friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect testified against another in a Boston courtroom on Tuesday. That testimony, along with new details of a confession, revealed more about the aftermath of the attacks.

One friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect testified against another in a Boston courtroom on Tuesday. That testimony, along with new details of a confession, revealed more about the aftermath of the attacks.

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Updated: 5:33 PM EDT Oct 7, 2014

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WEBVTT FROM OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY. FOR TOMORROW 5 INVESTIGATES, I'M -- FOR TEAM 5 INVESTIGATES, I'M KAREN ANDERSON. ONE FRIEND OF THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING SUSPECT TESTIFYING AGAINST ANOTHER. THE TESTIMONY ALONG WITH NEW DETAILS OF A CONFESSION ROW VEALING MORE ABOUT THE AFTERMATH OF THE ATTACKS. KELLEY TUTHILL IS LIVE OUTSIDE THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE. AZAMAT TAZHAYAKOV ONLY TESTIFIED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AS THE DAY CAME TO AN END. AZAMAT TAZHAYAKOV TAKES THE STAND, TELLING THE JURY ABOUT HIS JULY CONVICTION FOR OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE. WE TOOK THE STUFF AND BLOCKED THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS. TAZHAYAKOV SAID THE GOVERNMENT MADE NO PROMISES BUT IF HE TOLD THE TRUTH IT MAY HELP REDUCE THE 25 YEAR MAXIMUM SENTENCE HE FACES IN NOVEMBER. HIS BROTHER SPOKE OUTSIDE OF COURT. HE IS NOT GOING AGAINST, HE IS JUST SAYING THE TRUTH AND ASKING WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT. EARLIER, F.B.I. AGENT MICHAEL DELA PENA DESCRIBED GETTING ROBEL FAI PHILLIPOS TO SIGN A CONFESSION. HE ADMITTED HE WENT TO THE TOM DORMROOM THREE DAYS AFTER THE BOMBING AND SAW DE AZA KADYRBAYEV REMOVE A BACKPACK. PHILLIPOS SAID HE WASN'T SURE WHO PUT THE BACKPACK IN THE APARTMENT DUMPSTER. AT THE END OF THE CONFESSION HE SAYS IN RETROSPECT I SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED THE POLICE ONCE I KNEW DZHOKHAR WAS THE BOMBER. THE DEFENSE PUSHED THE F.B.I. AGENT ABOUT THE THREE HOUR INTERROGATION OF PHILLIPOS UNTIL HE ADMITTED THAT FAI PHILLIPOS DID,

We all started to freak out, pal says of marathon bombing aftermath

One friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect testified against another in a Boston courtroom on Tuesday. That testimony, along with new details of a confession, revealed more about the aftermath of the attacks.